Occupation information for Dental Laboratory Technicians District Of Columbia

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Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.

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Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: 1 to 12 months on-the-job training

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Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.
Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.
Fabricate, alter, or repair dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or appliances for straightening teeth.
Prepare metal surfaces for bonding with porcelain to create artificial teeth, using small hand tools.
Rebuild or replace linings, wire sections, or missing teeth to repair dentures.
Place tooth models on an apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patient's jaw to evaluate functionality of model.
Apply porcelain paste or wax over prosthesis frameworks or setups, using brushes and spatulas.
Remove excess metal or porcelain and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks, using polishing machines.
Build and shape wax teeth, using small hand instruments and information from observations or dentists' specifications.
Load newly constructed teeth into porcelain furnaces to bake the porcelain onto the metal framework.

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